Thank you very much for the update and pictures, it looks good.
But the first step of commissioning is not test-run immediately.
Please see below quick description of the steps we have to go through carefully.
Steps of commissioning phase
1. Set up the PC and connect to the PLC in control panel (must have a desk for the pc inside the control room)
2. Power up the control panel for the first time (sufficient air condition must be installed for this)
(see if any damage is caused by oxidation of copper cables due to no air condition in panel room for 3 months)
3. Start running motor direction and instrument signal test.
4. Cold-test, simulation of machine running but without product
5. Start-up slow with product and stabilize process
6. Ramp-up capacity slowly and find the balance of process continuously
7. Achieve compliance with performance as promised
8. Create a snag-list with things to be modified or added (if any)
9. Signing of TOC (take-over certificate) officially handing the plant over to you.
10. Training of local operators and supervision of the plant operation
11. Demobilization of Haarslev team, leaving behind a happy customer
So as you can see this is not a simple process, and I can guarantee we will run into problems along the way.
But we need to stay calm and follow these steps closely as the commissioning engineer does his job.
During commissioning we will have 2 commissioning engineers on site (1 for RTO and 1 for WHE).
Additionally we will have an electrical engineer/programmer from Haarslev there to assist.
I also expect Khun Suraphong will be on site during this period to assist arranging any mechanical changes.
Please make sure there is at least 1 mechanical and 1 electrical worker available on site during this period.
It is important that we are able to fix problem fast when they occur, so we can avoid long delays.
Especially the transition of ducting from old to new system will be tricky with the commissioning.
And that is why we want to do cold-test simulation with product first to eliminate as problems first.
We need to try and limit the down-time of your fish meal production lines, and it must be carefully planned.
So only when we feel confident that the new systems are running well in simulation, we can go ahead with the transition.
It is going to be a stressful period, but we need to keep our focus on the job at hand.
If you have any questions to the above, please feel free to ask.
Thank you, and have a nice day!